Date: 19.02.2018.

The Latvian airline airBaltic in January 2018 has transported 233 334 passengers or 24% more than last year to its network spanning Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, CIS and the Middle East. In addition, this is the record number of carried passengers in January in the history of the airline, informed BC the airline.

Estonia's Alexela is to buy the natural gas portfolio of Adven Eesti and the latter is to buy Gaasienergia AS with the distribution network from Alexela based on a contract signed last week, informs LETA/BNS.

The arrest of Bank of Latvia Governor Ilmars Rimsevics has nothing to do with the case of ABLV Bank or any other operating credit institution, Prime Minister Maris Kucinskis (Greens/Farmers) told journalists following a lengthy government meeting today, informs LETA.

EU economy’s future: slow but positive growthGrowth in all EU states will continue in 2019-20, though at a slower pace than before. The largest EU’s economies will grow at around 1,5-1,7%, mostly in Poland, Spain and Holland. The Baltic States’ growth will continue to be on the positive trend.